Structure 12185 · Wayne County, MI

Allen Road over Blakely Drain

Carries Allen Road over Blakely Drain, Brownstown N/sibley.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 9 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT59 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

59 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built20233 years old
Length59.4 ft18.1 m
Daily traffic24,837counted 1994
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountyWayne
LocationBrownstown N/sibley
CarriesAllen Road
CrossesBlakely Drain
Coordinates42.17067, -83.22716

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length59.4 ft (18.1 m)
Max Span53.8 ft (16.4 m)
Deck Width78.4 ft (23.9 m)
Deck Area432.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,837 (1994)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000012185

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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